- Served three years for killing his brother before being released from San Quentin prison in 1997.
- He was 63 when he died. Mitchell died at the ranch near Petaluma where he lived quietly since his release from San Quentin State Prison in 1997.
- Brother of director/producer Artie Mitchell.
- Was portrayed by Emilio Estevez in Rated X (2000).
- He had four children with his ex-wife Mary Jane Whitty. Daughter Meta Jane Mitchell (B. 3/15/1978), son James Raphael "Rafe" Whitty Mitchell (B. 4/24/1982), son Justin Samuel Mitchell (B. 9/1/1983) and daughter Jennifer Skye Mitchell (B. 3/25/1985).
- His son James was charged with murder, domestic violence, kidnapping, and child abduction and endangerment stalking and a special allegation of murder during the commission of a kidnapping after he had shown up at the Novato, California, home of his one-time fiancée, Danielle Keller, 29, the mother of their one-year-old daughter, Samantha Rae on 12 July 2009, killing Keller with a metal baseball bat, then fled with Samantha, leading police on a five-hour manhunt ending in Citrus Heights. James had a history of domestic violence and two court orders barring him from contact with Keller. He was convicted of first degree murder in 2011 and sentenced to 35 years to life in prison.
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